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Historical Event on 12/5/1898

Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
1/4/1937R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut.
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
5/15/1729Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
12/11/1906Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.